Piggy Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

The Lord of the Flies is a unique novel demonstrating the failure of anarchy in a society comprised of children. The characters often rebel against one another or sometimes against themselves and some show a sense of eventual change over time. One of the characters, Piggy, is introduced as an asthmatic, overweight boy who wears glasses. Piggy remains static from his first step on the island till his untimely death by briefly symbolizing intellectualism throughout the novel.
The story's beginning does not clearly depict Piggy's intentions, as that of intellectualism. His glasses represent a symbol, initiating the fact that he's the scientific and logical aspect of civilization. In Chapter 1, Piggy finds the conch and guides Ralph on how to employ the conch to unite the survivors. "He blew from down there." (p16) Throughout the story, Piggy communicates his ideas through Ralph for the benefit of the group. An example would be during the assembly when Piggy grabs the conch and addresses the boys saying that a signal fire is vital for rescue. Ralph then agrees and implements Piggy's advice. When the fire spreads later on, burning parts of the island due to irresponsibility and the fact that the boys seem to resort to their savagery, Piggy uses reason to restore the importance of their situation and maintain stability by telling them it's important to
This begins as Jack steals Piggy's glasses, the single source of knowledge and fire left. The next day, Piggy proposes something illogical. He requests all four of them to clamber the mountain to obtain his glasses. As they arrive on the mountain, Piggy clings to what he believes is right. He speaks up with bravery, "Which is better— to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?"(P164) leading to his dreadful death when a giant boulder smashes him with the conch. This was the ending of the final remains of